Senior Prank At Farmington High School Catches Eye Of Police; Punishment Considered

FARMINGTON (WWJ) - Some members of the Class of 2016 may learn one last lesson before officially leaving high school after a senior prank went a little overboard.

A group of seniors at Farmington High School put too much spirit into their efforts in Wednesday night's sanctioned prank at the school -- going out in a controlled blaze of glory.

Administrators allowed the students into the school, but what happened next was unexpected. District Spokeswoman Diane Bauman said the students left glitter, shaving cream and baby oil covering lockers, floors and walls across the building. Some desks were even stacked and wrapped in plastic in the classrooms. The district is now investigating the extent of damage and trying to determine what repercussions, if any, should follow.

"Finding out what students went above and beyond what they were supposed to be doing," Bauman told WWJ's Ron Dewey. "There could be [punishment] depending on what the act was."

The students were causing so much ruckus, a staff member who was there at the time called the police. Officers showed up, checked things out, and then left the scene. Bauman said some of the students actually stayed behind and helped clean up the mess.

Senior Jessica Spriggs admitted to being at the school, but said she decided to leave when her classmates took the prank too far.

"People, like, destroyed final projects and stuff like that, like uncalled for things. We were supposed to pull a prank, not trash the school," she said.

Student Desmond Gaskin agreed that his fellow seniors went over the top.

"It was less of a prank. To me, it was more like trash, like a party that went wrong or something," he said.

But fellow Senior Daniel Tatum didn't see what the all the fuss was about. He said the students were just blowing off steam.

"We are kids. This is our last, like, year of high school, so of course we were going to take things a little bit too far. But, I've seen worse."

Bauman said the high school principal is disappointed but understands the act isn't a representation of the entire graduating class.